Reification, or, The anxiety of late capitalism /
Reification is the process by which an intangible idea is transformed into an identifiable "thing". This book opens up a new formulation of the theory, claiming that, in this age of late capitalism, reification itself is inseparable from the anxiety people feel towards it.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Verso,
2002.
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
| Summary: | Reification is the process by which an intangible idea is transformed into an identifiable "thing". This book opens up a new formulation of the theory, claiming that, in this age of late capitalism, reification itself is inseparable from the anxiety people feel towards it. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1859846858 (cloth) 1859844561 (paper) |